Knot form



Dec. 22, 1953 Filed July 6, 1949 R. THORPE 2,663,023

KNOT FORM 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 F/G? H69 INVENTOR.

L. R. THORPE Dec. 22, 1953 KNOT FORM 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 6, 1949 INVENTOR. qq LAWRENCE l2.THon.PE

AT TO QM EYS Patented Dec. 22, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Lawrence It. Thorpe, Columbus, Ohio Application July 6, 1949, Serial No. 103,213

2 Claims.

1 My invention relates to a new and useful way of forming various sizes and shapes of knots on a hand tied four-in-hand necktie, which is quickly and easily tied andadjusted about the neck of the wearer and giving the appearance of the Windsor knot.

The principal object of my invention is to enable the wearer of the above mentioned ties to form various sizes and shapes of knots astaste and occasion demand, by using the same tie and tying it exactly in the same manner, merely by vention herein shown and described, is to be taken as a preferred embodiment of the same and that various changes in the shape and size can be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims. v

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view of a knot former according to the invention,

Figure 2 is a front view of a modification of a knot former according to the invention,

Figure 3 is a front view of another modification of a knot former according to the invention,

Figure 4 is a back view of the knot former of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a back view of the knot former of Figure 2,

Figure 6 is a back view of the knot former of Figure 3,

' Figure '7 is a plan view of the knot former of Figure l,

Figure 8 is a plan view of the knot former of Figure 2,

Figure 9 is a plan view of Figure 3,

Figures 10 to 17 inclusive illustrate the steps for forming a knot in a four-in-hand tie when positioned in a shirt collar utilizing the knot former illustrated in Figures 3, 6 and 9.

Referring to Figures 1, 4 and 7, the numeral 10 designates a knot former of the present invention and comprises a solid body II of substantially inverted triangular shape in outline with the apex end being bluntedas at [3 which permits a four-in-hand tie to be draped around it from side to side outwardly and downwardly. The base of the body H has each of the corners l4 and I5 rounded. The body H has its front face l6 convexly curved and its back face 11 conthe knot former of cavely curved as shown in Figure 4. The base of the body H is Wider than the height thereof, with the blunted apex end I 3 being cut away along its rear face H to form an inverted V- shaped channel in the form of an inverted V- shaped groove l8 for the reception of the smaller end of the four-in-hand tie and thereby tends to do away with the pouching out or bulkiness at the bottom portion of the knot.

Reverting to the form of Figures 2, 5 and 8, such form likewise comprises a solid body 20 of substantially inverted triangular shape in outlinebut with the blunted apex end being rounded to form a rounded end 2l-. ,The side 22 of the body 20 slopes inwardly from the rounded end 2| to a point substantially midway of the body and thence outwardly and terminates in a rounded corner 23 on the other end of the body while the side 24 of the body 20 likewise slopes inwardly from the rounded end 2| to a point substantially midway of the body and thence outwardly and-terminates in a rounded corner 25, the sides being of substantially identical contour. The body 20 has a front face 26 convexly curved and its back face 21 concavely curved as shown in Figure 8. The base of the body 20 is likewise wider than the height thereof with the rounded blunted apex end 2| being cut away along its rear face 21 to form an inverted V-shaped channel in the form of an invertedV-shaped groove 28 for the reception of the smaller end of the four-in-hand tie.

Reverting to the form of Figures 3, 6 and 9, such form likewise comprises a solid body 30 of substantially inverted triangular shape in outline but with the apex end blunted and cut away along its rear face 35 to form an inverted V- shaped channel in the form of an inverted V shaped notch 3|. The base of the body has each of the corners 32 and 33 rounded. The body 30 has its front face 34 convexly curved and its rear face 35 concavely curved as shown in Figure 6. The base of the body 30 is likewise wider than the height thereof. The inverted V-shaped notch 3| at the apex end of the body 30 permits an easy way to form the dimple on a four-inhand tie. By holding the sides of the knot near the bottom with the thumb and third finger of the left hand and with the index finger in the center at the bottom of the knot and just under the loop, the larger end of the tie is pushed into the notch while at the same time the tie is tightened by jerking on the larger end of the tie with the right hand and squeezing the sides with the thumb and third finger of the left hand.

Selecting the tie knot-former, which is made from any light, rigid or pliable material, such as plastic, Lucite, nylon, rubber, paper or composition, is a matter of choice. The large end of the tie is held between the thumb and index fin ger of the left hand, horizontally, with the bottom point of the larger end extending to the elbow. This gives you the knot forming area for the larger knot. Select a knot-former as wide, or slightly wider, than the tie in'this area.

In forming a knot in a four-in-hand tie utilizing one of the knot formers of the present invention, a four-in-hand tie 40 is placed about an unfastened shirt collar 4|, Figure 10, with the back face 42 on top and the portion of the tie contiguous to the narrow end 43- crossing and overlying the portion of the tie contiguous to the wide end 44. It is to be noted that the tie is so positioned about the collar 4| that the wide end 44 extends beyond the narrow end 43. The wide end 44 of the tie 40 and the adjacent portion is next twisted once about the portion of the tie contiguous to the narrow end, 4-3- to form a loose neckband 45, Figure 11, whereupon the wide end 44 and the adjacent portion of the tie 40 is brought under the neckband 45 and across the adjacent portion of the tie contiguous to the narrow end 43 to form a loop 46, Figure, 12, and thence under and upwardly through and out of the neckband 45 as likewise shown in Figure 12. The upwardly extending portion of the tie carrying the wide end 44 is then inserted through the loop 46- and the wide end pulled downwardly just sufficient to form a loose knot 41, a shown in Figure 13, whereupon the collar 41- is fastened. The portion of the tie including the wide end 44 is next lifted from the portion of the tie including the narrow end 43, as shown in Figure 14, and while the wide end portion is so held the knot former 36 of, Figure 3 with the notch 31 facing the knot 41 is inserted into the knot, and when the notch 3i has been fully inserted into the knot the former is rotated and while being rotated is fully inserted inthe knot. When fully inserted, the wide end portion of the tie is pulled downwardly gently and just sufficiently to get the former to the position illustrated by the dot ted lines in Figure 15.

The part of the wide end portion of the tie in the knot 4.1 contiguous to the notch 3| of the former 30 is then pushed into the knot while at the same time a pulling force is exerted upon the wide end 44 Whilesqueezing the sides of the knot 4'1, The wide end portion is then raised as shown in Figure 16, and while so raised the adjacent part of the narrow end portion of the tie is turned right-side out, whereupon the wide end portion is lowered and while the knot is held a pull is exerted on the wide end portion sufficient to tighten the knot 41., This results in the formation of the knot 41 having a dimple 48 adjacent thereto, as shown in Figure 17.

By following the same procedure as hereinabove set forth for the former 30, the knot formers l0 and 20 may be utilized in forming knots in four-in-hand ties.

I claim:

1. A Windsor knot former for four-in-hand ties comprising a solid body of substantially inverted triangular shape in outline having its front face convexly curved and having its back face concavely curved, the corners of said body opposite the apex end being rounded, the base of said body being wider than the height thereof with the apex end being blunted, the blunted apex end being cut away along it rear face and forming an inverted V-shaped channel in the form of an inverted V-shaped notch, said knot former being adapted to be received within the knot portion of the four-in-hand necktie and being adapted to be positioned between the overlapping end portions of the necktie, said notch being adapted to receive an intermediate portion of the overlapping end portion and form a dimple therein.

2. A Windsor knot former for four-in-hand neckties comprising asolid" body of substantially inverted triangular shape in outline having its front face convexly curved and having its back face concavely curved, the corners of said body opposite the apex end being rounded; the base of said body being wider than the height thereof with the apex. end being blunted, the blunted apex end being cut away along its rear face and forming an inverted V shaped channel, said knot former being, adapted to be received within the knot portion of a four-in-hand necktie and be ing adapted to be positioned between the overlapping end portions of the necktie, said channel being adapted to receive an intermediate portion of one of the lapping end portions of said necktie.

LAWRENCE R. 'IHORPE.

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